[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Lopatcong
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 8-3-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-17]
An article to establish a yard waste collection and disposal program
in the Township of Lopatcong, so as to protect public health, safety and welfare,
and to prescribe penalties for failure to comply.
For the purpose of this article, the following terms, phrases, words,
and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein unless their use
in the text of this chapter clearly demonstrates a different meaning. When
not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include
the future, words used in the plural number include the singular number, and
words used in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall"
is always mandatory and not merely directory.
The placement of yard waste in a trash can, bucket, bag or other
vessel, such as to prevent the yard waste from spilling or blowing out into
the street and coming into contact with stormwater.
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association,
or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal jurisdiction.
Any street, avenue, boulevard, road, parkway, viaduct, drive, or
other way, which is an existing state, county, or municipal roadway, and includes
the land between the street lines, whether improved or unimproved, and may
comprise pavement, shoulders, gutters, curbs, sidewalks, parking areas, and
other areas within the street lines.
Leaves and grass clippings.
Sweeping, raking, blowing or otherwise placing yard waste that is not
containerized at the curb or along the street is only allowed during the seven
days prior to a scheduled and announced collection and shall not be placed
closer than 10 feet from any storm drain inlet. Placement of such yard waste
at the curb or along the street at any other time or in any other manner is
a violation of this article. If such placement of yard waste occurs, the party
responsible for placement of the yard waste must remove the yard waste from
the street or said party shall be deemed in violation of this article.
This article shall be enforced by the Police Department of the Township
of Lopatcong.
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions of this
article shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000.
